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Lonrho Column

CEO: Lonrho Hotels Ewan Cameron chats to BTA about lessons learnt from the London 2012 Olympics.

Arik’s new partner lounge at London Heathrow

As of 2 May, Arik Air’s business class guests will be granted access to the Gulf Air Falcon Gold lounge

ASATA Column – Trust Rules the Web

“Price does not rule the web, trust does” – an apt quote made about the internet in 2000; its relevance most recently questioned by Paul Byrne from OpenJaw Technologies in a tnooze.com opinion piece.

October 2016

Q&A: An Eye on Business Travel

TripAdvisor.com is a travel website providing directory information and reviews of travel-related content. The website services are free to users, who provide most of the content. Now TripAdvisor is starting to look a bit closer at both Africa and the business travel market, as EMEA PR Manager Stephanie Boyle explains.

SA’s airport hotels

What could be more convenient for a business traveller than to stay at a hotel near the airport of the city they are visiting. If they only need to be in the city for meetings, they can arrange to meet at the hotel, so they won’t have to travel very far or navigate a new city. Business Traveller looks at some of the hotels located near South Africa’s major airports.

Q&A: Changing the Way You Spend

Cash is still king in Africa, but big players such as MasterCard are doing their best to break that down and show both business travellers and corporates that going the card route is both sensible, efficient and reliable. But, they still have some way to go, as Moosa Motala, VP of Commercial Payment Solutions – Sub-Sahara Africa explains.

SAA concludes codeshare with Qantas

South African Airways has accepted Qantas’s decision to wrap up their long-standing codeshare agreement from 31 May

Medview Airlines to begin Accra service

Medview Airlines has concluded plans to commence flying from Lagos (Nigeria) to Accra (Ghana) from mid-September, offering passengers from Nigeria an additional flight choice on the route

Taj Cape Town increases twin rooms

Taj Cape Town has revised its room offering to double the number of twin beds at its disposal from 24 to 48.This move gives the

City Lodge buys out Courtyard

The City Lodge Hotel Group has concluded a $6.7 million agreement with HPF Properties Proprietary to acquire Hospitality’s interest in the Courtyard Hotel portfolio

Starwood to launch SPG Pro

Starwood Hotels & Resorts will soon launch a new loyalty programme aimed at meetings and travel professionals – Starwood Preferred Guest Pro